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OCBC partners ADDX to launch tokenized equity-linked structured note
Singaporean bank OCBC Bank has partnered with the country's private market exchange ADDX to distribute its first tokenised equity-linked structured note to accredited investors.
ORIGIN Conference: Southeast Asia: A Race to Go Sustainable
The panelists discussed sustainability issues and development across Southeast Asia. Avant Meat’s Chan and SWAP Energi’s Irwan explained how their startups can help to achieve sustainability goals while Ting, from Trive Ventures, gave examples on how the startups his firm invested in are driving sustainable innovation. He also gave his views from an…
UK’s Builder.ai raises $250M Series D funding led by QIA
Builder.ai, the global artificial intelligence (AI) powered composable software platform, has on Tuesday announced an investment of $250 million in a Series D funding. The new investment, led by Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) takes the total amount raised by the company to over $450 million with an up to 1.8 times increase in its valuation.
Malaysian PropTech firm LiveIn acquires property management firm KT Management
Malaysian PropTech firm LiveIn said Monday it has acquired a Malaysia-based property management firm KT Management. This merger makes LiveIn the market leader in the space and will provide KT Management’s thousands of tenants, LiveIn’s flexible community living solutions and a better online to offline (O2O) experience.
Indonesian D2C comestics brand Rosé All Day Cosmetics on track to achieve 6 times surge in revenue
Indonesian direct-to-consumer (D2C) cosmetics brand Rosé All Day Cosmetics (RADC) which has reported a four times increase in annual revenue in 2022, said it is on track to achieve a remarkable six times growth in revenue in 2023.
Superbank, Home Credit join forces to provide financing solutions for underbanked Indonesians
PT Super Bank Indonesia (Superbank) has announced a strategic partnership with PT Home Credit Indonesia (Home Credit) to expand access to inclusive financing for underbanked communities in Indonesia.
Princeton Digital acquires land from JLand to develop 150MW data center campus in Malaysia
Princeton Digital Group (PDG), a Singapore-based data center provider, has entered into a definitive agreement with JLand Group (JLG), Johor Corporation’s real estate and infrastructure arm, for the acquisition of 31 acres of land in Sedenak Tech Park (STeP), Johor, Malaysia, to build a 150 MW hyperscale campus.
As Web2 giants enter the Web3 space, security will be make-or-break
It is not a question of if, but when and how mass adoption of blockchain technologies will take place. Asset security will be vital to driving wide-scale adoption with confidence.
AI assistants can be students’ personal Socrates
AI assistants that can engage students in the Socratic Method could be especially helpful in Asian schools where students are most accustomed to the passive absorption of information – this could also get quiet students to be more confident in sharing their ideas.
ORIGIN Conference: Why is Southeast Asia Prime for the Next Decade?
The panellists discussed about the reasons why Southeast Asia is prime for the next decade and where they see opportunities within the region. They also discussed the challenges of investing and operating in the Southeast Asian region and had given some pieces of advice to investors and companies looking into this multi-cultural and diverse market.
